Short-Circuit Current Calculation

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Transformer 2500 KVA
Primaries Voltage 11500 V
Secondaries Voltage 480 V
X/R (table 1) 9
Z% (Transformer Imp.) 5%
Cable Length (TrxSWG) 65.0591 ft 19.83 m
n (Conductor/Phase) 4
Cable Size 500
C (Constante Table 3) 26706
Cable Length (SWGxMCC) 19.685 ft 6m
n (Conductor/Phase) 2
Cable Size 500
C (Constante Table 3) 11424

X / R Transformer
%Xt=(Z(X/R)) / √((X/R)²+1)
%Xt = 4.9694 0.0497 Ω
%Rt = 0.5522 0.0055 Ω

FLA = KVA*1000 / EL-L * √3

FLA = Current Full Load
KVA = Transformer Power
EL-L = Line voltage FLA Primary
FLA = 3007 A 125.5 A

Fault X1
Icc Secondary Transformer
Icc 3Ø = FLA/(%Z/100*0,9) (*+10% tolerance Z%) Icc Primary
Icc 3Ø Tr= 66823 A 2789.1 A
W/ motor Contribution* 74040 A 3090.4 A

Fault X2
Icc SWG Input
L=Lenght cable TrxSwg (ft)
n=number conductor/phase
C= Constant table 3
M = 1/(1+f) 0.87195
f=(1,732*L*IccTr)/C*n*EL-L 0.14685
Icc 3ØSWG = Icc 3ØTr*M 58267 A
W/ motor Contribution* 65484 A

Fault X3
Icc MCC Input
M = 1/(1+f) 0.84664
f=(1,732*L*IccSWG)/C*n*EL-L 0.18114
Icc 3ØMCC = Icc 3ØSWG*M 49331 A
W/ motor Contribution* 56548 A

Isc Motor/Loads Contribution

(4xIn Motor)+(2x In loads) 7217 (estimated)
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Soil Resistivity p 1552 Ω.m
Soil layer Thk h 3.16 m
Surface Resistivity ps 1552 Ω.m
Sourface layer Thk hs 0.2 m
Duration Fail tc 1s
Ground Fault Icc 31500 A
Material Const. (tab. 4) Kf 7
Grid Depht 0.6 m
Conductor Size 250 kcm 120
R Ω/1000 Feet (tab. 7) 0.0433 Ω/1000 Feet
X Ω/1000 Feet (tab. 7) 0.0319 Ω/1000 Feet
Rlt= (R/1000)*L (Point fault x transformer) Rlt 0.0028170572 Ω
Xlt= (R/1000)*L (Point fault x transformer) Xlt 0.0020753839 Ω
Number Horizontal Conductor 4 un
Lenght Horizontal Conductor 120 m
Spacing betwen horizontal conductor 40.00 m
Number Vertical Conductor 4 un
Lenght Vertical Conductor 80 m
Spacing betwen Vertical conductor 26.666666667 m
Total Lengh Conductor Lt=lc 800 m
Total Lengh Perimeter Lp 400 m
Square Area 9600 m2
Number rod 4 un
Lenght Rod 3m
total Lenght Rod Lr 12 m
Diameter Rod 19 mm

Conductor Size - Area

Akcm=Icc*Kf*√tc 220.5 kcmil Selection
Amm = Akcm * 0,5097 112.38885 mm2 4/0

Touch and Step Potencial

Reflection Factor
K=(p-ps)/(p+ps) K= 0
Reduced Factor
Cs=1-((0,09*(1-(p/ps)))/(2hs+0,09)) Cs= 1
Touch Voltage
ETouch70=(1000+1,5Cs*ps)*(0,157/√ts) ETouch70= 522.496 V
Step Voltage
EStep70=(1000+6Cs*ps)*(0,157/√ts) Estep70= 1618.984 V
Grid resistence (simplified Calculation)
Rg=p((1/Lt)+(1/√(20*A))*(1+(1/(1+h*(√(20/A))))) Rg= 8.929 Ω

Maximum Grid Current

Df - Decrement Factor (table 10) Df= 1.064
Sf - Division Factor
Sf= Zeq / (Rg+Zeq) Sf= 1 0.005838
Zeq = √((Rlt+Rt)²+(Xtl+Xt)²) Zeq= 0.0524368311 Ω
Ig - Simetrical Grid Current
Ig=Sf*Icc Ig= 31500 A
IG=Maximum grid current
IG=Ig*Df IG= 33516.00 A

GPR - Groud Potential Rise

GPR=IG*Rg GPR= 299279.91724 V
GPR versus Etouch
GPR < ETouch70 NO

Mesh Voltage
Em=(p*Km*Ki*IG)/Lm Em= 116653.4943 V
n=2*Lc/Lp n= 4
Kii=1/((2*n)^(2/n)) Kii= 0.35
Kh=√(1+(h/h0)) Kh= 1.265

Km=(1/(2pi))*(ln(((d^2)/16*h*d)+(((D+(2*h))^2)/
(8*D*d)-(h/(4*d)))+((Kii/Kh)*ln(8/(pi*(2*n-1))) Km= 1.4733007578
Ki=0,644+0,148*n Ki= 1.236

Mesh Voltage versus Etouch

Em < ETouch70 NO

Maximum step potencial

Es=(p*Ks*Ki*IG)/Ls Es= 29403.373307 V
Ks=1/pi*((1/(2*h))+(1/(D+h))+((1/D)*(1-(0,5^(n-2))) Ks= 0.2790660413
Ls=0,75*Lc+0,85*Lr Ls= 610.2 m
Es versus Estep
ES < Estep70 NO
 Diam.
mm2 12.36076 mm
0.012361 m

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